What Now? Chapter 14
The first day of June was really warm. Stacy and the gang spent the whole day outside. They set up a swimming pool and sprinklers. They rode skateboards and bikes. They even had a little grill out that evening for dinner.
That night, Stacy went out on a girl's night with some friends. Pizza Steve was in Stacy's room with her as she got ready. "How long are you going to be gone?" "I don't know, it could be a while." Pizza Steve sighed just before Stacy walked over to him and gave him a kiss. "Don't worry, I'll be back. I'll text you when I'm on my way home."
When Stacy was ready, Pizza Steve walked to the door with her. Stacy gave Pizza Steve one more kiss then headed out. Pizza Steve went back to Stacy's room. He underestimated how long she was going to be gone and before he knew it, it was already 12am. He'd been watching TV in Stacy's room since she left and was starting to get tired, and not to mention bored. Around 1:30am he turned the TV off and threw his sunglasses off in anger and revealed his sleepy little eyes. He tried so hard to stay awake. Finally, at 2am, he got a text from Stacy that she was on her way home.
Soon after, Pizza Steve could faintly hear Stacy come in through the pizza door. Then she finally came into her room. "It's about time!" "Aww, you didn't have to stay up! You look so tired." Stacy went into her bathroom to take her makeup off. "I can finally take these annoying high heels off!" She shouted from the bathroom. About 10 minutes later, she finally came out of the bathroom. She grabbed some pajamas, put them on, then hopped in bed with Pizza Steve.
The next morning, Pizza Steve and Stacy slept in late. When they finally got out of bed, Uncle Grandpa was making lunch. "There you are, sleepy heads!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed as they stumbled into the living room. "I'm working on lunch right now, it should be done soon." He informed them just before leaving the kitchen for a minute. Stacy hopped up onto the booth. There was a weird glass with a pink substance sitting on the table.
"I wonder what this is?" She muttered. Pizza Steve hopped up next to her. "Probably something Uncle G is making." Stacy took a small sip of the sweet smelling liquid. "Ooooh! That's good!" She gulped down the rest. "What does it taste like?" Pizza Steve asked. Stacy didn't answer, she was in a haze. Just then, Uncle Grandpa came back. When Stacy heard his foot steps, she whipped around. The first thing her eyes landed on was Belly Bag. Her circular pupils suddenly changed to the shape of a heart.
"Oh, wow! Belly Bag, why haven't I noticed how adorable you are before!?" She exclaimed, hopping onto the top of Belly Bag. "WHAT!?" Pizza Steve shouted. Uncle Grandpa looked up at the table. "Oh no! Did you guys drink the love potion Cupid gave me!?" "Love potion!?" Pizza Steve panicked and his heart began to race. "Please don't tell me Stacy is in love with me!" Belly Bag pled. "Well, technically, she's not actually in love with you. It's like being under a spell."
"How do we fix it!?" Pizza Steve yelped as Stacy was swooning over Belly Bag. "I just need the antidote from Cupid." "Well let's get it then!" Belly Bag commanded. "Yeah, see, the problem is.." "Problem? Why can't we just go get it?" Pizza Steve inquired. "Cupid is busy, I won't be able to get a hold of him until tomorrow." "No!" Pizza Steve shouted. "So I'm just stuck with this until tomorrow?!" Belly Bag asked, peeling Stacy off him. "No. Pizza Steve, take Stacy to her room. Lock her and yourself in there for the rest of the night." "What about food?" "You can take some snacks from the kitchen, and the lunch that is actually done now." He said, going over to check on the food he forgot about.
Pizza Steve pulled Stacy off Belly Bag. "NO! Let me go! I want to be with the love of my life!" She barked. "You are with the love of your life! I'm right here!" He blurted as he started to drag Stacy to her room. When they got to Stacy's room he pushed her in and quickly locked the door. She ran over and started clawing at the door. "I need to be with Belly Bag!" Stacy shouted as Pizza Steve grabbed her ankles and pulled her away. He put Stacy in her closet and closed the door, then leaned up against it. Stacy started to sob.
It was a long night, longer than the night before when Stacy was gone until 2am. Pizza Steve even tried kissing, cuddling, and being intimate with Stacy through out the night, but Stacy pushed him away everytime. Pizza Steve felt hurt but tried to remember that Stacy wasn't in her right mind and that Uncle Grandpa was going to fix it soon. Early the next morning, Stacy's quiet sobbing had stopped. As Pizza Steve opened the closet door, Stacy's bedroom door opened. "Guess what I've got!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed coming in. "The antidote!?" Pizza Steve shouted in relief as he raced over to Uncle Grandpa. "Not yet. But I do have some breakfast for you two!" "Uncle G! I don't care about breakfast, I want my girlfriend back!"
"Don't worry, Cupid is on his way." Pizza Steve turned back over to the closet. "Wait, where's Stacy?" Stacy escaped while Uncle Grandpa and Pizza Steve were talking, then suddenly, she jumped out from behind the door and jumped onto Belly Bag. "Here I am, my love! Sorry I left you!" Stacy bursted. Belly Bag yelled in fear. "Get her off me!" Uncle Grandpa grabbed Stacy and pulled her off. "No! Leave us alone!" Stacy started to cry, then there was a knock at the door. "Oh! That must be Cupid!" Uncle Grandpa headed to the living room, with Stacy still in hand. Pizza Steve followed behind.
"Cupid! Thanks for coming on such short notice!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed as he opened the door and greeted Cupid, letting him in. "You owe me one, Uncle Grandpa! I'm very busy today!" "Sorry Cupid, but my little friend here drank the love potion you gave me. Now she's in love with Belly Bag!" "Uh huh.." Cupid muttered, examining Stacy as she clawed at Belly Bag, trying to get to him. "Yep, this is a very fixable problem!" Cupid assured. "It is?" Belly Bag vacillated. "Yep! She just needs a drop of the antidote! Not even the whole glass!" "But, how do we get her to calm down and take a sip?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "That's for you guys to figure out."
Uncle Grandpa laid Stacy down on the floor and held down the left side of her body. "Pizza Steve, you hold the other side, and Belly Bag can give her the antidote." Pizza Steve held Stacy down and Belly Bag grabbed the antidote. "Oh, Stacy!" Belly Bag said, grabbing her attention and calming her down. "Yes, love of my life?" Just then, Belly Bag dripped some antidote into Stacy's mouth. She instantly blacked out. "Oh no! What happened to her!?" Pizza Steve panicked. "This is normal, just but her in bed and let her wake up. When she does, She'll be back to normal."
"Thanks Cupid!" Uncle Grandpa exclaimed, showing Cupid out. They took Stacy to her bed. Pizza Steve stayed by her side until she woke up. When Stacy woke up, she sat up quickly. "Where am- Oh! Ow! My head.." She rubbed her crust as she laid back down. "Stacy, is that you?" "What on earth are you talking about, of course it's me!" "But are you in love with Belly Bag?" "WHAT? No! What has gotten into you? Why would I be in love with Belly Bag, you're my boyfriend!" Pizza Steve hugged her tightly. "Yes! It worked!"
"What is going on? You're acting really weird." "Don't you remember?" "No, remember what?" "You drank that love potion, and fell in love with Belly Bag." "Oh, is that why you're acting weird? The last thing I remember is.. um.. I think.. hopping onto the table. I don't remember anything else, I'm not even sure that happened." "It did. Now that this is all over I wish I would've recorded it." Pizza Steve and Stacy sat on Stacy's bed for a few minutes. Then, Uncle Grandpa came in. "Is our girl back to normal?" He asked, walking in. "Yep! She's back to swooning over Pizza Steeeve once again."
Later that evening, Stacy was starting to feel better. Her and Pizza Steve went to hang out in Tiger's room and told her what happened. Just as they were leaving, Tiger asked if she could go hang out with them. Stacy allowed it but Pizza Steve told her no. "Why can't Tiger hang out with us?" "Because we're going to your room to do some BF and GF stuff." "Oh.. ok. Sorry girl, maybe next time." Stacy didn't anything of it, thinking Tiger understood and wasn't offended.
They went to Stacy's room, leaving the door open. A couple minutes passed and Tiger left her room to go see what her other friends were up to. She noticed Stacy's bedroom door was open and stopped to eavesdrop, but she didn't know she wasn't going to like what she was hearing. "She knows nothing about being in a relationship!" Pizza Steve exclaimed in an angry tone. "I know, I wish she'd just mind her own business." Stacy agreed. "Who does she think she is? She's a nobody with nothing better to do." "If only everyone would finally understand that." Tiger couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her eyes started to water as she ran away.
"My manager needs to fire her already, she's not good at waiting on people anyway." Stacy articulated. Turns out they were talking about a girl at the diner Stacy works at who tends to pick on Stacy and not Tiger, but Tiger didn't know that. A couple hours later it was time for dinner. Uncle Grandpa, and Mr. Gus were already at the kitchen table when Pizza Steve and Stacy came in. After waiting a few minutes, Tiger hadn't come to the table. Stacy got up and went to get her. She knocked on Tiger's door. "Tiger! Dinner is ready!" Stacy waited exactly two minutes and Tiger hadn't come to the door. So, being Tiger's best friend, she just walked in. When she walked in, Tiger let out a vicious roar and threw a pillow at Stacy.
"Welp, I see you're pretty busy so I'll just go now." Stacy exclaimed, expeditiously. She closed the door and ran back to the kitchen. "I'm not sure Tiger is joining us for dinner." "Oh, ok. Is everything ok?" Uncle Grandpa asked. "Yep." Stacy stuttered. After they finished dinner, Stacy went to check on Tiger. She knocked and when she got no answer, she walked in. Tiger was in her bed, as soon as Stacy went in, Tiger glared at her and started to growl. "Is everything alright?" Suddenly, Tiger threw another pillow at her, but this time with more force, causing the pillow to hit Stacy real hard and make her fall to the floor. "Alright, alright. I see you're not in a good mood, I'll leave you alone them." She huffed as she walked out.
Tiger stayed bittered towards Stacy and Pizza Steve for the next couple of days. When Friday arrived, Stacy tried to hang out with Tiger, but she was still angry. "What did I do to make you this angry!?" Stacy shouted. "*ROAR!*" "I don't know what I did! If I did I wouldn't be asking!" "*ROAR*" "What do you mean? I don't think I'm better than you because I have a boyfriend." Tiger threw a pillow at her, so Stacy left.
"Everything alright?" Pizza Steve asked as Stacy walked into his room. "We need to talk." "About what?" "I think we hurt Tiger's feelings." "How? Since when did we talk bad about her?" "We weren't talking about her but, I think she thinks we were. Remember the other day when we were talking about that girl at work? Tiger probably heard us and thought we were talking about her. She probably didn't stick around to hear the part about how my boss should fire her." "What do we do?" "We go apologize for the mix up." "What if that's not the problem?" "Then we find out what the problem is." They went to Tiger's room and went in without knocking. "Hey, before you get mad and throw a pillow at us, we know why you're mad and we're hear to apologize." Tiger had her paw lifted and clutching a pillow.
She slowly let her paw down, and started to listen. "Did you over hear Pizza Steve and I talking the othe day? We said something about a girl being a nobody with nothing better to do?" "*ROAR*" "Yeah, ok. We weren't talking about you. We were talking about a girl I work with, she picks on me sometimes and she doesn't do her job very well." "*ROAR*" "The reason Pizza Steve didn't want you to hang out with us is because while I was in love with Belly Bag after drinking that potion, I apparently wanted nothing to do with him. So, he wanted me all to himself." "*ROAR ROAR*" "Nope, no hard feelings. It was just a misunderstanding."
Stacy stayed in Tiger's room that night. While Stacy was hanging out with Tiger, Pizza Steve was watching TV with Uncle Grandpa and Mr. Gus. Late that night when they all went to bed, Pizza Steve stopped to check in on Stacy. He slowly and quietly opened the door, Stacy and Tiger were fast asleep. As Pizza Steve closed the door, Stacy heard him and woke up. Pizza Steve had already turned away from the door when Stacy sat up. She got out of bed, and took a peek down the hallway to see Pizza Steve walking away. She gave it a minute before she started towards Pizza Steve's room.
Pizza Steve was getting in bed as Stacy came in. "Oh, did I wake up up?" He asked. "Yeah, but that's ok. I wanted to spend time with you." She said, walking over to him and laying down next to him. She ended up sleeping in Pizza Steve's room for the rest of the night.
The next morning, when Tiger woke up and saw Stacy wasn't in her room, she went looking for her. Stacy and Pizza Steve had already woken up and were in the kitchen eating breakfast. "Oh, Tiger! Hey, I slept in Pizza Steve's room late last night. Sorry I didn't tell you, I didn't want to wake you." Tiger joined them for breakfast. When they all finished eating, they took a trip to the beach for the day.
Everything was going well, and they were all having fun. Pizza Steve and Stacy were playing tag and running in the sand when all of a sudden, Stacy slipped in the sand and fell. Pizza Steve stopped running from Stacy, and ran over to her. "Are you ok?" "Oh! My ankle! I think I broke it!" Mr. Gus and Uncle Grandpa saw everything and raced over. "Are you alright?" Mr. Gus asked, as Uncle Grandpa lifted Stacy up. "I think I broke my ankle." Stacy groaned. Mr. Gus moved her ankle around, and Stacy screamed in agony everytime he moved it.
"Alright, everyone in the RV! We're off to the hospital." They all got back to the RV. Mr. Gus drove the RV to the hospital, as Stacy and Pizza Steve sat in the passenger seat. Uncle Grandpa stood next to the passenger seat and kept a close eye on Stacy's ankle. At the hospital, they were informed by the doctor that Stacy did in fact break her ankle and needed to be in a cast for 3 weeks. "How am I supposed to work?" Stacy bawled as she began to panic when the doctor left the room. "Calm down, you're just going to have to tell your boss what happened and not work." Mr. Gus told her.
"My boss will be so mad though!" "How about I take you in to work on Monday and explain?" "I guess.." When they got back to the RV, Uncle Grandpa carried Stacy to her room, and Pizza Steve followed. "I'm going out to help some kids. Pizza Steve, how about you stay in here and keep Stacy company?" "I guess so." Uncle Grandpa left, and Pizza Steve stayed with Stacy. The first few minutes, they both sat quietly. Then, Stacy turned the TV on. "This is going to be a long three weeks." She groaned.
It was finally Monday, and Mr. Gus went into work with Stacy to explain why she won't be working for a while. She feared her boss would be mad, but she was actually really understanding and still pay Stacy during her time off. "I remember when you first started working there and said your boss hated you but she obviously doesn't!" Mr. Gus said, as the were leaving the diner and headed back to the RV. "Yeah, maybe she's starting to notice that I work hard!"
For the next couple of weeks, Pizza Steve waited on Stacy hand and foot while her ankle was broken. The last week of June, they took Stacy back to the doctor to get the cast removed. The doctor recommended she take it easy for a little while longer, but she could return to work. Since Stacy was up and about again, her and Tiger took a trip to the mall one Wednesday afternoon. While they were there, Stacy got Pizza Steve a little gift to thank him for taking care of her for the last couple of weeks.
She bought him a cute little pair of cool dude shoes, with fingerless gloves to match. It was such a nice day, it was warm, and there was a cool breeze when Tiger flew through the air. They decided to take a few minutes and fly around the sky. Tiger was holding a shopping bag in her mouth, Stacy was holding a bag, and the bag with Pizza Steve's stuff was sitting on Tiger's back. Tiger was flying pretty fast and Stacy had her eyes closed, enjoying the wind in her hair. Then suddenly, the bag with Pizza Steve's stuff fell off Tiger's back. Stacy and Tiger were having too much fun to notice.
When they got home, Tiger went down to the ground, and Stacy hopped off her back. "Wait, where's the bag with the stuff I bought for Pizza Steve!? Oh no, did it fall off!?" Tiger insisted she go look for it while Stacy stayed back at the RV. Stacy went inside and sat on the couch. A couple minutes later, Pizza Steve came out into the living room. "Oh hey, did you have at the mall." "Mmhm." Stacy stuttered. Pizza Steve got up on the couch next to her. After a minute of silence, Stacy bursted into tears. "I feel horrible! I bought you some stuff and lost it on the way home!" She sobbed. "What? Calm down, I can't understand you." "I bought you a gift to thank you for taking care of me, but Tiger and I were having too much fun flying through the sky and didn't notice it fall off. I should've been paying attention!" She fell into Pizza Steve's lap, and continued to cry. "Calm down, it's fine." "Tiger's out looking for it." "Well, maybe she'll find it."
They waited 20 minutes and still no sign of Tiger. "It's hopeless! We're never going to get it back!" "Just give it more time." "What if someone stole it!?" Just then, Uncle Grandpa came in. When Stacy heard the door open, she jumped up, thinking it was Tiger. Once she saw Uncle Grandpa, she sat back down and held back tears. "Hey you two! I found this little bag today that says "To Pizza Steve." do you kno anything about it?" "*Gasp* Uncle G! You found Pizza Steve's gift!" Stacy exclaimed. "I did?" "Yes! I lost it on the way home! OMG I'm so happy you found it! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Stacy squealed in excitment as she jumped up and down. Coincidentally, Tiger walked in as Uncle Grandpa was handing the bag to Stacy. "*ROA-" "Tiger! Uncle G found the bag!" "*ROAR*" "I know right!"
Stacy handed the bag to Pizza Steve. "Open it!" "Oh wow! These are awesome!" He gasped as he took the shoes out then the gloves. "Do you love it!?" "Yeah! Thanks!" Stacy giggled as Pizza Steve kissed her cheek. "Go put them on! I want to see what they look like on you!" Pizza Steve quickly put them on. "Aww! You look so cute, and radical!" Stacy blushed.
Later that night, Stacy and Tiger were hanging out in Stacy's room when Pizza Steve came in. "Hey baby, what are you up to?" Stacy asked as Pizza Steve walked over to her on her bed. "I was wondering if I could borrow you for a few minutes." "Sure!" Stacy hopped off her bed, Pizza Steve grabbed her hand and dragged her out of her room. He took her to the nearest closet. "What are we doing in the closet?" Stacy asked, as Pizza Steve closed the door, locked it and turned the light on. "I want some alone time with you." He said, before he started to kiss her lips. After a few minutes, they were about to do it. But, as soon as Pizza Steve removed Stacy's lower pepperoni, the doorknob started to wiggle. Pizza Steve and Stacy panicked as the door started to open. "I thought you locked to door!" Stacy exclaimed in a shrieked whisper. The door opened, and it was Belly Bag. All three of them were quiet for a second before Belly Bag slowy closed the door. Pizza Steve and Stacy stared, wide eyed at each other for a second before Pizza Steve went over to the door and actually locked it.
An hour passed, then Pizza Steve and Stacy headed back to her room. The three of them continued to hang out in Stacy's room. Stacy was on her phone, Tiger was painting her claws, and Pizza Steve was playing a video game. Stacy was really distracked by her phone but could still over hear Pizza Steve getting frustrated over the video game. "What are you fussing about, Peezy?" Stacy asked. "This stupid game! I keep dying for no reason!" "Are you sure it isn't because you're just losing?" "No! Pizza Steve is the video game master!" He snapped. "Don't forgot, I'm the reason you're on level 3! Are you still on level 3?" Stacy looked up at the screen. "No!" Pizza Steve shouted, but it was too late. Stacy saw that he was on level 3. "You are!" "Yeah, well.. I can get past it without you!" "Wanna bet?" "Actually.. yes! I do! If I get past 3 and 4 without you, you have to do whatever I say whenever I say for three days in a row! No time limit!" "Ok, and if you don't, you have to be my maid for three days, while wearing my maid outfit!" "Fine! Deal!" "Deal!"
Pizza Steve got started. After three hours, Tiger left and went to bed. Stacy stayed up for a few more hours, late into the night, and watched Pizza Steve. He got passed level 3 right before Stacy fell asleep. He continued to play all night long. Early the next morning, he had finally did it. When Stacy woke up, he shoved it in her face. "I did it! I got passed level 3 and 4 without you! You lose! Get ready to do whatever I say for three days!" "Ugh.." "And the first thing I want you to do is, cuddle in bed with me." "Ok.. but I just woke up?" "I was up all night, I'm tired." Pizza Steve got under the covers next to Stacy and fell asleep instantly.
A few hours later, Pizza Steve woke up. When he did, Stacy was in the shower. "Cici!" He shouted, as he hopped out of bed. He went into her bathroom. "Stace! I need you!" "For what?" "I'm hungry." "Then go get something in the kitchen." "You have to do what I say!" "I'm occupied right now." "Well then, I'm going to stay right here until you're not." Pizza Steve stood in the bathroom until Stacy was done in the shower. She got out, and dried off. Stacy wrapped her hair in a towel and went to the kitchen with Pizza Steve. She made a couple bowls of cereal for herself and Pizza Steve.
Stacy waited on Pizza Steve all day. At the end of the day, she managed to sneak away to take a warm bubble bath. She got into her bathroom and locked the door. Pizza Steve didn't find her the whole time she was taking a bath, or if he did, he didn't bother her. Pizza Steve was sitting on Stacy's bed when she came out of her bathroom. "Hey, how was your bath?" Pizza Steve asked as Stacy was scrubbing her hair with a towel. "It was nice. I'm surprised you didn't interrupt me." "You deserve it." "Aww, thanks."
Stacy had to do whatever Pizza Steve said, whenever he said for two more days. At the end of those two days, they finally did something Stacy wanted to do. Stacy wanted to take a walk around the neighborhood for a little while because it was a nice day. Pizza Steve complained about it for a while but gave in eventually. Pizza Steve also got too comfortable with Stacy doing whatever he said, so he tried to do another bet, but Stacy didn't give in.